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Originally Posted by dudley1984  Thanks for the info on feeding. She was the last one of a surprising litter of 7(6 survivors) and came out such a mess with cord and membrane wrapped tight around her. I frantically unwrapped her and she immediately started breathing strong and has just kept going and going against all odds. She was the size of my thumb at birth. It's been a lot of work with feedings every three hours. I tried everything at first and couldn't come up with anything that worked better than a Gerber human preemie bottle. That nipple was the size of her whole head at the time. She does have an open fontenelle, as does her larger sister. I hope they close up properly. Your boy is pretty tiny too. What did he weigh at 4-5 weeks? I know a lot can go wrong...just hoping for the best. Thanks again. |
I really can't remember what he weighed at that age but I know it was not as small as your little girl. At 14 weeks I think he was at 1 lb 7 oz. With you little girl having a open fontanel you will really have to watch for hydrocephalitis. I would think that by this age you would be able to tell if she had that problem. I sure wish you luck with her.